Tech: US crack down on candy and fruit flavored e-cigs like Juul to prevent children from getting addicted

The FDA will announce a ban on candy and fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in gas stations and convenience stores. They will still be allowed in vape stores.

The FDA will announce plans to ban candy and fruit-flavored e-cigarettes from certain stores to try to stop young people from getting addicted.

The flavors will be banned from convenience stores and gas stations, but will still be available in vape shops. Menthol and tobacco flavors will not be banned.

The FDA Commissioner said in September that "e-cigs have become an almost ubiquitous — and dangerous — trend among teens."

A study into most popular maker, Juul Labs, found that a higher portion of young people aged 15-17 are using the product at least once a month compared to those aged 25-34.

The US Food and Drug Administration will announce a ban on the sale of fruit and candy-flavored e-cigarettes from companies like Juul in convenience stores and gas stations in a bid to stop young people getting addicted.

The agency also plans to introduce age-verification measures for online purchases to try to ensure that minors can't buy the flavors, The Washington Post reported.

The planned restrictions will not include vape shops or other specialty retail stores, and menthol and tabacco will be exempt from the restrictions.